Friday, June 4, 2010

Omitted birds from June 3 and new bird June 4

Hello Everyone,

After a quick trip to the marsh today I have a new sighting and remembered three others that I did not record from yesterday.

June 3
Mourning Dove
American Goldfinch
Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Today
Osprey preening on snag west of the entrance pond, north of the BSBO building.

Birds seen June 3, 2010

Hi All,

Out and about taking photographs I spotted these birds near the Bird Center, on the Beach, Boardwalk and Causeway.

American Robin
Canada Goose
Common Grackle
European Starling
Cowbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Cardinal
Baltimore Oriole
Indigo Bunting
Grey Catbird
Black-capped Chickadee
Brown Thrasher - even photographed one that has been banded!
Turkey Vulture
Herring Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant

Warblers
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Prothonatary

Vireos and Flycatchers
Warbling  Vireo
Pheobe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Wood Pewee

Herons
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night Heron - disturbed at least five on the boardwalk.

Ducks
Mallard
Wood Duck

Woodpeckers
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker

Shorebirds
Killdeer

Sparrows
House Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Field Sparrow

Swallows and Martins
Barn Swallow
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin

Wrens
House Wren

That is about all I recall seeing but once I post this I'll probably recall some others seen or heard.